Country Gardens

  Gardening is something I grew up with on the farm. We always had a big garden and plenty to share. I took it for granted and really miss having one. This line of paper and accessories was a warm reminder of the past gardens and growing up on the farm. Make Time to Create has the paper and the accessories. The line is Bo Bunny - Country Garden. Drop in and do a little Garden Shopping.

Items Used:
Bo Bunny - Country Garden Paper
Bo Bunny - Country Garden Noteworthy Die Cuts - Butterfly, Seed Packet, Flourish Sign and Water Can
Little Clothes Pin - come in unfinished wood and black
Saying - Stampin Up
Punch - EK

Christmas in July

  Christmas in July was awesome! It's about stamping, scrapping, talking, shopping, eating and being inspired. This event at Make Time To Create was so relaxing and stimulating at the same time. I seen lots of creativity and just plain beauty in the works. Two rooms full of ladies making cards and scrapbook pages.
  The two ladies above are Melody in the blue and Pat in the teal shirt. They are showing the albums they have started to put the pictures in they took when they went out for Melodies birthday, which was July 4th.  They were having a ball scrappin and remembering the party they had in the movie theater and at Cheeseburger in Paradise.
  They are so gifted and I learned a lot from them. I am just starting scrapbooking and they have really encouraged me.

Also along for the birthday ride was Mary in the green and I think Pat in the red was there also. Can you guess what movie they seen by Mary's page? They had some niceeee pictures.

  The other gals at the other table were also having a blast. You can tell they were in the Christmas spirit. They also made some beautiful pages. At the bottom is Anastasia's pages, they are really falltastic and remind be of cooler weather to come.

  Christmas in July was really fun. Drop by Make Time to Create and sign up for the next event or Late Night Create on Friday Night. We always have fun and you will learn something in the process. If you don't you can always shop, which I find hard not to since she has new items in weekly.
See you soon.

Boy's Birthday

  Whew, what a hot past couple of days. Good thing we have Friday night late creates at Make Time To Create. Dolly & Mary are doing this every Friday night this summer. The best remedy for a hot day. That is where I made this fun card for a male birthday. The paper selection MTTC (Make Time to Create) is awesome. They have new products coming in all the time. I wouldn't normally put these greens and blues together but I think they work very well together. Love the new buttons from American Crafts. They have a silver sheen to them and really make the card pop along with the shiny star brad. The buttons come in several different packs. Some all silver some silver, gold and bronze, and other multi-color packs. They are new to the shop. I also used the happy Birthday sticker out of the Party Time Boy from Pebbles Inc., which has several other birthday sayings. There are so many things to pick from and coordinating accessories to choose from to make your card or scrapbook page awesome.
  What I also like about MTTC is that Mary, Dolly or any of the girls in the shop are willing to give you input to help put a project together. Just last Friday one of the girls at late create was having a problem with her cricut and one of the veteran scrappers and Mary came to the rescue. It was awesome to see everyone come together to help this young lady get her project going on the right track again. Great people to hang out with.
  Hey I need your vote. I am getting some designs together for a class and need your input. How many people would be interested in doing square cards as a class or just regular invitation size cards for a class? Vintage cards • Modern cards • Cute cards • Glitzy Cards? Generic, Birthday or combination?
  Let me know so I can put something together. Hope to see you some Friday coming up. Have a good week!

Products Used:
American Crafts - Elements Buttons - Metallic
Creative Impressions - Star Brads
Pebbles Inc. - Party Time Boy - Sticker
Paper- 3 bugs in a rug - Dawson Collection - Star Paper, Jim Holtz Distress Collection - Green Paper

Country Garden Seeds

  Wow, how the time has flown by. I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted. Graduation, parties and preparing for a party has kept me busy. They all went great. Now I can't wait to get back to creating.
  The designers for Make Time to Create and Dolly recently met to discuss upcoming events and ideals for products from the store. The girls brought some pieces they had been working on and they were really neat. This is one of the cards I designed with the new paper from BoBunny. It wasn't hard to make and the paper and accessories that go with it are so pretty. I love the dollie and who can do without a strip of lace to pretty up a card. This card took about 10 minutes to make and was so easy. Make Time To Create has new products arriving all the time so drop in and take a look. Later this week I will post the other card so check back with me.

Products Used:

Paper: BoBunny - Country Garden Seeds
Butterfly - BoBunny - Country Garden Noteworthy
Stamp - Stampin Up
Pearls - Melissa Frances

Nature's Blessings

  Hello all. Today's card is another example of the new products at Make Time To Create. The papers are so endearing and peaceful. The black roses and the little characters hovering over the gardens. This paper has a lot of possibilities. There are several different sections on the paper giving you different themes to work with. The black paper at the bottom with pink designs is so elegant and just begged to be put together with the lace and the black accents on the Prima paper. The brads are from My Minds Eye and fit really well with the chipboard underneath them. I have decided to leave the chipboard blank until I send it leaving my options open on what type of card it will be. This is a 6"x 6" card so it does take more postage to send it but I love working with the square cards. It has more room and seems to balance out well. The chipboard comes with 4 different boards with lots of different images that go with several of the new papers at the shop. It is so easy to use and looks beautiful to me. Come join us in some of the classes or at the late creates on Friday evening. That is where I made this card and had wonderful company also. Best thing is I get to see what others create and get inspired. Until next time.

Products Used:

Prima Paper - Almanac Safter

Chipboard - Jodi Lee - Nature Garden

My Minds Eye Brads  - Stella Rose

Sun Kisses

  Sun Kiss is the name of some of the new paper Make Time to Create has in their store. It is so warm, just like a kiss from the Sun. The name fits. Pretty sunflowers, butterflies and bees. You can't help but be inspired by the paper and accessories that go with it. Dolly and Mary have really outdone themselves with the products they have ordered in the last weeks. Not just the paper but chipboard, tags, little miniature clothes pens  and stamps that all coordinate. You have to go experience their store.
  This card reminds me of my daughter. So sweet and caring and lots of natural sunshine. It won't be long and she will be off to college and this card will be perfect to send. Below are the products I used from Make Time To Create, Newburgh, IN. Come back and see the next line of paper - Almanac I will be blogging about. Enjoy your day and send a card out to left up a soul.

Products:
Prima Paper - Sun Kiss Kindred Spirit, Sweet Tea
Melissa Frances - Trinkets and Baubles - small pearls
Stampin Up stamp  - Remember when
Brown Ink - Archival
EK Punch

New Stamps

  What a great weekend. The beautiful sunny days and warm but not hot weather. I got a lot accomplished this weekend in the yard and inside our home. The sun just makes you want to do something.
  Quick update on Olivia's trip to China. They have been to the great wall in Beijing, down by the ocean with middle schoolers, College to have English conversations with the other kids, an island off of Hong Kong to pray with teens that are to be there for 2 years with drug and alcohol problems, the park participating in a dance class, haggling in the market, and eating a lot of strange food including fish eyes. This morning going to church and the flight home begins later today. Sounds awesome. Thank You for your prayers for our teens!
  Now to our card. This one is just elegant. I love the Stella Rose products. It isn't hard to make a pretty card with and they have coordinating accessories. Right up my ally. Make Time to Create has a lot of new paper and coordinating accessories coming in and going out as fast as they can get them. One of the many things I like about this shop are the examples all around the store to motivate you and help you see what can be done with the products. Dolly and Mary are happy to help put things together and have classes on different things from making cards, a page or learning how to use Copic markers. Pop in and check them out in Newburgh, In, Sharon Road across from the American Legion.

Products Used:

My Minds Eye 6 x6 Pad - Stella Rose Hazel Papers
My Minds Eye Stella Rose Brads for the Thank You Tag
Clear Stamps - Jodie Lee for the girl
Brown Ribbon